Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 16:06:24 -0400 From: Andrew J Caines <A.J.Caines@halplant.com> To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.1 release cvsuping Message-ID: <20030907200624.GF4910@hal9000.halplant.com> In-Reply-To: <CNEFKDNEFDGFAHFOFONBOEEHEDAA.tony@tntpro.com> References: <CNEFKDNEFDGFAHFOFONBOEEHEDAA.tony@tntpro.com>
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tony, > I just installed 5.1 release and I usually cvsup to stable but I'm not sure > there is a stable version yet. There is always -STABLE. It's about to feature the 4.9 release. 5.x is still -CURRENT. > should I bother with cvsuping? cvsup is a great way to get updates. > I have always followed the stable track.. So why install a -CURRENT snapshot [aka. "New Technology Release"]? FWIW, 5.x will become -STABLE quite soon, so you may want to stick with it through the transition. As always, see the web site for release details[1]. [1] http://www.freebsd.org/releases/index.html -Andrew- -- _______________________________________________________________________ | -Andrew J. Caines- Unix Systems Engineer A.J.Caines@halplant.com | | "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary | | safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 |
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